Weekend Garden Centre Assistant

Hillier Nurseries Ltd; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A long-established garden centre in Hemel Hempstead is seeking a part-time Garden Centre Assistant. The role includes assisting customers, maintaining the centre, and caring for products. It's ideal for those who enjoy a dynamic environment and can adapt to varying tasks. The position offers sociable hours, competitive pay, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Rate of pay of up to £12.21 per hour

Sociable hours (daytime only)

Full training

Online Learning Hub

Staff discount of 20%

31 days annual leave (pro-rata if part time)

Free on-site parking

Access to exclusive discounts and cashback

Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Enjoy dynamic work environment and adapt to various tasks.
• Proactive and flexible, available for extra shifts during peak periods.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers and maintain the garden centre.
• Ensure plants and products are well cared for.

Job description

Our Hillier Garden Centre at Hemel Hempstead is a well-established and popular destination for gardening enthusiasts, offering a wide range of plants, gifts, outdoor living product and expert advice.

As a Garden Centre Assistant, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of our garden centre. You will be responsible for helping customers, maintaining the centre, and ensuring our plants and products are well cared for. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys a dynamic work environment and is willing to adapt to varying tasks.

To support our busy periods, we are seeking a proactive and flexible candidate who is available to take on extra shifts if required, during peak trading periods.

This role is being offered on a part time, fixed term basis up to 28th June 2026 with guaranteed hours of 11.5 hours a week at weekends.

We offer:

• Rate of pay of up to £12.21 per hour
• Sociable hours (daytime only)
• Full training
• Online Learning Hub
• Staff discount of 20%
• 31 days annual leave (pro-rata if part time)
• Free on-site parking
• Free access to exclusive retail discounts, deals and coupons, plus extra cashback on your Amazon and food shop
• Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme for both you and your immediate family, including free counselling on health, financial, legal and personal/family matters
  
  

You will be joining a renowned and established family business of over 150 years, working in a fun and friendly environment with an amazing bunch of people. We also place great value on all our team members and how they contribute to the ongoing success and growth of our Company.

Please note that we will only consider candidates who are already located in the UK and have right to work status.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.